Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pawnee City (USC00256570), Nebraska, United States, with 118 years of record.
Key Facts for Pawnee City
Pawnee City (USC00256570) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.11 latitude and -96.15 longitude, 362 m (1,189 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1902 to 2019, 118 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pawnee City still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pawnee City set a daily record low maximum temperature of -11.1 C (12.0 F) on 5 March 2019.
About the Station
Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.11 latitude, -96.15 longitude.
Elevation: 362 m (1,189 ft).
Period of record: 1902 to 2019, 118 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pawnee City. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Pawnee City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.1 C (115.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
47.2 C (117.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.3 C (109.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Pawnee City still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 64.
Standing records at Pawnee City by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1904
11
1905
22
1906
17
1907
25
1908
16
1909
15
1910
19
1911
26
1912
23
1913
19
1914
14
1915
20
1916
18
1917
30
1918
20
1919
10
1920
12
1921
12
1922
7
1923
11
1924
26
1925
12
1926
12
1927
11
1928
11
1929
13
1930
31
1931
13
1932
10
1933
17
1934
55
1935
11
1936
64
1937
14
1938
18
1939
24
1940
14
1941
10
1942
11
1943
14
1944
16
1945
8
1946
16
1947
16
1948
6
1949
5
1950
15
1951
10
1952
13
1953
15
1954
14
1955
9
1956
13
1957
2
1958
9
1959
6
1960
5
1961
6
1962
14
1963
9
1964
12
1965
14
1966
7
1967
12
1968
10
1969
10
1970
19
1971
10
1972
15
1973
9
1974
8
1975
13
1976
14
1977
7
1978
9
1979
5
1980
13
1981
9
1982
2
1983
27
1984
13
1985
11
1986
12
1987
3
1988
6
1989
25
1990
7
1991
17
1992
11
1993
5
1994
6
1995
8
1996
10
1997
10
1998
12
1999
11
2000
8
2001
9
2002
7
2003
4
2004
8
2005
4
2006
6
2007
6
2008
5
2009
7
2010
2
2011
6
2012
9
2013
5
2014
15
2015
5
2016
6
2017
8
2018
4
2019
3
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Pawnee City between 13 July 1934 and 7 September 1984. Each dot is a new record.
When Pawnee City set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1934-07-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1934-07-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)
1936-08-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)
1946-09-04
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1958-09-04
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1960-03-11
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
1960-03-15
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1960-03-16
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
1984-09-07
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 31.1 C (88.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 208.3 mm (8.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pawnee City. The most was 208.3 mm (8.2 in) on 4 September 1958.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pawnee City
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
8 January 1937
Feb
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
6 February 1928
Mar
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
31 March 1927
Apr
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
25 April 1904
May
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
31 May 1929
Jun
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
29 June 1965
Jul
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
23 July 1911
Aug
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
29 August 1952
Sep
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
4 September 1958
Oct
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
26 October 1918
Nov
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
12 November 1909
Dec
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
5 December 1913
Period of Record Coverage
1903 to 2019
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
117 years of record at Pawnee City, 1903 to 2019. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1921, 1922, 1949, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1988 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 96 complete years at Pawnee City, 1904 to 2016. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.8 C (53.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1929, at 9.7 C (49.5 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 13.9 C (57.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Pawnee City as warming stripes, 1904 to 2016
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1904
10.4 C
-1.35 C
1905
10.5 C
-1.29 C
1906
11.0 C
-0.76 C
1907
10.9 C
-0.93 C
1908
11.7 C
-0.08 C
1909
10.8 C
-1.00 C
1910
11.2 C
-0.61 C
1911
12.1 C
+0.30 C
1912
10.3 C
-1.45 C
1913
11.8 C
-0.02 C
1914
11.8 C
+0.01 C
1915
10.6 C
-1.23 C
1916
10.4 C
-1.41 C
1917
9.8 C
-1.99 C
1919
11.2 C
-0.61 C
1920
11.2 C
-0.56 C
1923
11.4 C
-0.41 C
1924
10.1 C
-1.73 C
1925
11.4 C
-0.36 C
1926
11.6 C
-0.24 C
1927
11.2 C
-0.64 C
1928
11.5 C
-0.32 C
1929
9.7 C
-2.08 C
1930
11.7 C
-0.08 C
1931
12.9 C
+1.08 C
1932
10.8 C
-0.99 C
1933
12.9 C
+1.10 C
1934
13.9 C
+2.14 C
1935
12.1 C
+0.34 C
1936
12.1 C
+0.26 C
1937
11.5 C
-0.30 C
1938
13.3 C
+1.51 C
1939
13.1 C
+1.32 C
1940
11.2 C
-0.63 C
1941
12.7 C
+0.91 C
1942
11.7 C
-0.07 C
1943
11.6 C
-0.17 C
1944
11.7 C
-0.14 C
1945
11.5 C
-0.34 C
1946
13.0 C
+1.25 C
1947
12.0 C
+0.16 C
1948
11.4 C
-0.38 C
1950
11.3 C
-0.54 C
1951
10.9 C
-0.93 C
1952
12.5 C
+0.71 C
1953
13.5 C
+1.71 C
1954
13.7 C
+1.87 C
1955
12.1 C
+0.30 C
1956
12.6 C
+0.77 C
1957
11.5 C
-0.29 C
1958
11.8 C
-0.03 C
1959
12.0 C
+0.25 C
1960
11.3 C
-0.47 C
1961
11.4 C
-0.38 C
1962
12.0 C
+0.23 C
1963
12.9 C
+1.13 C
1964
12.8 C
+1.00 C
1965
12.4 C
+0.58 C
1966
12.0 C
+0.22 C
1967
12.0 C
+0.19 C
1968
12.1 C
+0.32 C
1969
12.2 C
+0.40 C
1970
12.8 C
+1.03 C
1971
12.7 C
+0.88 C
1972
11.5 C
-0.34 C
1973
12.2 C
+0.36 C
1975
11.9 C
+0.15 C
1976
12.6 C
+0.82 C
1977
12.9 C
+1.14 C
1978
10.1 C
-1.69 C
1981
13.0 C
+1.22 C
1982
11.4 C
-0.44 C
1984
13.2 C
+1.37 C
1985
11.4 C
-0.38 C
1987
13.0 C
+1.19 C
1989
11.3 C
-0.48 C
1990
12.9 C
+1.14 C
1991
12.8 C
+1.02 C
1992
11.9 C
+0.15 C
1994
12.1 C
+0.27 C
1996
10.7 C
-1.11 C
1997
11.4 C
-0.40 C
1998
12.7 C
+0.95 C
1999
12.3 C
+0.47 C
2000
11.7 C
-0.11 C
2001
11.8 C
+0.04 C
2003
11.2 C
-0.60 C
2004
11.3 C
-0.47 C
2006
12.6 C
+0.76 C
2007
11.4 C
-0.36 C
2008
9.9 C
-1.94 C
2010
11.1 C
-0.67 C
2011
11.3 C
-0.47 C
2012
13.1 C
+1.34 C
2015
11.2 C
-0.61 C
2016
12.4 C
+0.61 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.02 to 0.13) per decade over 1904 to 2016. In Fahrenheit: 0.13 F (0.03 to 0.23) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 96 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Pawnee City
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (0.02 to 0.13) per decade
0.13 F (0.03 to 0.23) per decade
1904 to 2016
96
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.06 C (-0.01 to 0.12) per decade
0.10 F (-0.02 to 0.22) per decade
1904 to 2016
96
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.09 C (0.03 to 0.15) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1904 to 2016
96
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1902 to 2019
Yearly extremes at Pawnee City: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1936
39.4 C (102.9 F)
117
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1915
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
117
Wettest day (Rx1day)
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1958
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
118
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
271.8 mm (10.7 in)
1958
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
118
Longest dry spell (CDD)
77 days
1910
29 days
118
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Pawnee City, 1902 to 2019. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Pawnee City by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1902
n/a
1903
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1904
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1905
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1906
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1908
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1909
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1911
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1912
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1913
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1914
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1915
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1917
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1918
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1919
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1920
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1921
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1922
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1923
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1930
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1931
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1934
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1935
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1936
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1937
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1938
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1939
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1940
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1941
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1942
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1943
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1944
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1947
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1951
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1952
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1955
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1956
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1963
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1967
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1973
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1981
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1984
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1992
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1997
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1999
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2000
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2003
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2004
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2005
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2007
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2010
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2012
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2013
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2014
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2015
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2016
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2017
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2018
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2019
27.8 C (82.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Pawnee City, 1902 to 2019. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.9 C (-11.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Pawnee City by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1902
n/a
1903
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1904
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1905
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1906
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1907
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1908
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1909
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1910
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1911
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1912
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1913
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1914
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1915
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1916
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1917
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1918
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1919
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1920
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1921
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1922
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1923
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1924
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1925
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1926
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1927
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1928
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1929
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1930
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1931
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1932
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1933
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1934
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1935
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1936
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1937
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1938
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1939
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1940
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1941
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1942
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1943
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1944
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1945
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1946
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1947
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1948
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1949
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1950
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1951
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1952
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1953
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1954
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1955
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1956
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1957
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1958
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1959
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1960
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1961
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1963
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1965
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1967
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1968
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1969
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1970
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1971
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1972
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1973
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1974
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1975
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1976
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1977
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1978
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1979
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1980
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1981
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1982
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1983
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1984
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1985
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1988
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1989
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1990
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1991
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1992
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1993
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1994
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1995
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1996
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1997
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1998
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1999
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2000
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2001
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2002
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2004
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2005
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2006
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2007
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2008
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2009
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2010
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2011
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2012
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2013
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2014
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2015
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2016
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2017
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2018
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2019
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Pawnee City, 1902 to 2019. The record is 208.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.1 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pawnee City by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1902
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1903
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1904
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1905
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1906
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1907
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1908
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1909
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1910
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1911
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1912
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1913
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1914
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1915
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1916
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1917
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1918
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1919
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1920
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1921
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1922
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1923
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1924
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1925
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1926
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1927
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1928
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1929
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1930
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1931
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1932
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1934
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1935
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1936
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1937
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1938
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1939
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1940
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1941
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1942
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1945
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1946
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1947
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1949
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1950
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1952
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1955
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1956
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1959
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1962
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1963
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1964
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1965
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1966
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1967
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1968
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1969
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1970
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1971
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1972
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1973
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1974
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1975
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1976
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1977
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1978
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1979
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1980
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1981
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1982
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1983
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1984
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1985
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1987
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1988
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1989
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1990
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1991
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1992
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1993
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1994
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1996
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1997
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1998
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1999
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2000
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2001
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2002
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2003
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2004
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2005
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2006
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2007
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2008
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2009
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2010
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2011
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2012
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2013
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2014
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2015
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2016
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2017
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2018
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2019
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Pawnee City, 1902 to 2019. The record is 271.8 mm (10.7 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.4 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pawnee City by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1902
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1903
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1904
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1905
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1906
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1907
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1908
142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1909
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1910
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1911
147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1912
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1913
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1914
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1915
119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1916
160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1917
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1918
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1919
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1920
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1921
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1922
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1923
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1924
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1925
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1926
172.3 mm (6.8 in)
1927
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1928
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1929
150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1930
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1931
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1932
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1933
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1934
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1935
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1936
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1937
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1938
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1939
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1940
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1941
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1942
75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1943
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1944
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1945
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1946
159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1947
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1948
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1949
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1950
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1951
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1952
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1953
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1954
185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1955
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1956
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1958
271.8 mm (10.7 in)
1959
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1960
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1961
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1962
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1963
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1964
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1965
246.1 mm (9.7 in)
1966
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1967
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1968
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1969
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1970
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1971
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1972
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1973
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1974
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1975
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1976
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1977
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1978
125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1979
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1980
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1981
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1982
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1983
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1984
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1985
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1986
120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1987
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1988
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1989
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1990
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1991
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1992
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1993
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1994
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1995
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1996
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1997
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1998
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1999
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2000
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2001
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
2002
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2003
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2004
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2005
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2006
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2007
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2008
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2009
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2010
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
2011
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2012
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2013
181.4 mm (7.1 in)
2014
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
2015
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
2016
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
2017
156.9 mm (6.2 in)
2018
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
2019
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Pawnee City, 1902 to 2019. The record is 77 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pawnee City by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1902
19 days
1903
29 days
1904
23 days
1905
32 days
1906
33 days
1907
27 days
1908
30 days
1909
24 days
1910
77 days
1911
33 days
1912
30 days
1913
44 days
1914
51 days
1915
21 days
1916
24 days
1917
40 days
1918
19 days
1919
28 days
1920
48 days
1921
50 days
1922
30 days
1923
27 days
1924
28 days
1925
26 days
1926
23 days
1927
29 days
1928
23 days
1929
22 days
1930
29 days
1931
29 days
1932
29 days
1933
29 days
1934
30 days
1935
18 days
1936
40 days
1937
20 days
1938
29 days
1939
32 days
1940
24 days
1941
23 days
1942
37 days
1943
20 days
1944
29 days
1945
26 days
1946
41 days
1947
30 days
1948
26 days
1949
27 days
1950
52 days
1951
16 days
1952
61 days
1953
21 days
1954
50 days
1955
22 days
1956
37 days
1957
28 days
1958
38 days
1959
36 days
1960
28 days
1961
25 days
1962
19 days
1963
39 days
1964
22 days
1965
28 days
1966
43 days
1967
35 days
1968
36 days
1969
31 days
1970
44 days
1971
30 days
1972
38 days
1973
39 days
1974
32 days
1975
30 days
1976
63 days
1977
38 days
1978
23 days
1979
38 days
1980
27 days
1981
31 days
1982
29 days
1983
27 days
1984
30 days
1985
23 days
1986
26 days
1987
26 days
1988
48 days
1989
40 days
1990
28 days
1991
23 days
1992
29 days
1993
26 days
1994
43 days
1995
24 days
1996
31 days
1997
29 days
1998
24 days
1999
50 days
2000
28 days
2001
23 days
2002
19 days
2003
27 days
2004
32 days
2005
30 days
2006
21 days
2007
33 days
2008
16 days
2009
17 days
2010
35 days
2011
20 days
2012
33 days
2013
15 days
2014
31 days
2015
27 days
2016
28 days
2017
31 days
2018
23 days
2019
21 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
96 years with a frost
Across 96 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pawnee City falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 170 days between them.
In 1975 to 2016 the median growing season was 177 days. That is 18 days more than in 1904 to 1936.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Pawnee City
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1904 to 1936)
Recent period (1975 to 2016)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 April
28 April
18 April
10 days earlier
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
9 October
9 October
13 October
4 days later
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
170 days
159 days
177 days
18 days more
+2.1 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
99 years, 1903 to 2016
A day with at least 65.9 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 167.5 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Pawnee City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
65.9 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
10 years
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
25 years
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
50 years
148.2 mm (5.8 in)
100 years
167.5 mm (6.6 in)
Longer than the 99 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 99 years of values from 1903 to 2016.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 208.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1958; 160.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1965; 136.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1946.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.